General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    80238
    Common Name
    Engraving
    Classified Name
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    Engraving of two missionaries and their African servant, sleeping next to a small fire at night with their ox wagon in the background. An African man is peering at them through the bushes on the left. The one missionary is reaching for his gun. Cut from a publication, with text on the back. The story of the adventures of a missionary in South Africa in the 19th century; The face of a Caffre [sic] is seen peering through the dark shadows.

    Provenance

    Unknown

    Description
    Technique Types
    Distinguishing Features

    Wagon Campfire guns

    Inscriptions
    Title b.c.
    Measurement Type Unit Value
    Dimension Comments
    In portfolio (9215-9225); Size of paper 140 x 150 mm.
    History
    Object Age Comment
    c. 1860
    Maker Comment
    BENWELL, Joseph Austin, fl. 1865-1886
    Collector Comment
    Engraving
    Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
    Site Association
    x y z